Agricultural Residue Potential Across Veneto Region, Italy 2023 Derived from Crop Type Mapping and Above-Ground Biomass Estimates

Agricultural residue potential dataset for Veneto, Italy (2023) providing polygon-level estimates of green, woody, and total agricultural residues derived from agricultural land cover mapping and above-ground biomass estimates. This dataset provides polygon-based estimates of agricultural residue potential across the Veneto Region (Italy) for the year 2023. The dataset was developed within the TEAPOTS project (Grant Agreement No. 101118296) and combines agricultural land cover information from the Veneto Land Cover Database 2023 with predicted above-ground biomass (AGB) estimates and crop-specific residue coefficients. Agricultural residues were estimated using two complementary approaches: For annual and herbaceous agricultural classes, green residue potential was derived from predicted above-ground biomass and crop-specific Harvest Index values. For woody and perennial agricultural classes (e.g. vineyards, fruit orchards, olive groves, and other permanent crops), residue potential was estimated using crop-specific woody residue coefficients representing annual pruning biomass production. The dataset contains polygon geometries representing agricultural land units and includes the following key variables: crop type crop class code polygon area (ha) mean above-ground biomass (t DM ha⁻¹) green residue potential (t DM ha⁻¹) woody residue potential (t DM ha⁻¹ yr⁻¹) total residue potential (t DM ha⁻¹) Agricultural land cover information was derived from the Banca dati della Carta della Copertura del Suolo – aggiornamento 2023, published by Regione del Veneto. Agricultural land cover classes were harmonised into English crop categories to facilitate comparison with other TEAPOTS pilot regions and cross-country analyses. Biomass information was generated within the TEAPOTS project using spatial modelling approaches and predicted above-ground biomass raster products. Predicted biomass values were combined with crop-specific Harvest Index values and woody residue coefficients to estimate agricultural residue availability at polygon level. The dataset is intended to support research and applications related to: agricultural residue assessment biomass resource mapping bioenergy and bioeconomy studies circular economy analyses regional biomass availability assessments renewable energy planning Coordinate Reference System (CRS): UTM WGS84 / UTM Zone 32N (EPSG:32632) Data are distributed as GeoPackage (GPKG) files accompanied by JSON metadata files containing technical specifications, provenance information, statistical summaries, and source dataset references. Source datasets: Regione del Veneto (2025): Banca dati della Carta della Copertura del Suolo aggiornamento 2023 Uptoearth GmbH / TEAPOTS: Predicted Above-Ground Biomass (AGB) raster products for Veneto, Italy Acknowledgement: This dataset was produced by Uptoearth GmbH within the TEAPOTS project (Grant Agreement No. 101118296). If you use these data, please acknowledge the TEAPOTS project, Uptoearth GmbH, and Regione del Veneto as the provider of the land cover dataset used in this work.